Newcastle Skin Medical Centre (Affiliated with SunDoctors)

Dr Bali Chalapathy is a highly qualified general practitioner who has always had a strong interest in dermatology and skin cancer. He did his medical training in the UK and qualified as a GP and went on to work as a GP with an interest in dermatology for a number of years. He moved to Australia in 2015 where he continued to work in general practice and skin clinics where he managed complex skin cancers and dermatology cases. He has also worked as a tutor for the Skin Cancer College of Australasia on teaching dermoscopy and skin cancer surgery. In 2021 he completed the membership course of the Australian Institute of Dermatology and was awarded a distinction. Dr Chalapathy has worked in skin cancer surgery for many years with a focus on large or complex head and neck skin cancer surgeries often using precise skin flap to obtain a suitable cosmetic appearance for the patient.

Dr Nooshafarin Kazemikhoo has a MD, Ph.D., Post Doc in Medical Laser, and is an Adjunct lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Dr Kazemikhoo uses photobiomodulation (PBM) for wound healing, particularly non-healing diabetic wounds and burn ulcers, pioneering this work since 2003. She has published 29 international papers and 2 books in this field.

Dr Kazemikhoo has run several workshops and training courses on PBM in both academic and non-academic courses and has delivered several oral and poster presentations at international conferences.

Dr Kazemikhoo is available to receive referrals for burns, wounds or surgical scar reduction in addition to general dermatological conditions.